KAJANG, Nov 7 — GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) chief executive officer Nasiruddin Mohd Ali and 21 other individuals today pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of becoming members of GISBH, which is an unlawful organisation.
Besides Nasiruddin, 66, the others include his wife Azura Md Yusof, 58; Mohammad Adib At-Tamimi, 33, who is the son of former Al-Arqam founder, Ashaari Muhammad; Mohd Shukri Mohd Noor, 54; Muhammad Afdaluddin Latif, 35; Mohamad Sayuti Omar, 36; Mohd Fazil Md Jasin, 58; Mohd Dhirar Fakhrur Razi, 35; Mokhtar Tajuddin, 61; Muhammad Fajrul Islam Khalid, 29; Abu Ubaidah Ahmad Shukri, 35; Shuhaimi Mohamed, 57; Hasnan Abd Hamid, 54; and Muhammad Zahid Azhar @ Nadzri, 52.
The others are women, comprising Khalilatul-Zalifah Mohammad Jamil, 28; Nur Jannah Omar, 33; Hamimah Yakub, 72; Asmat@Asmanira Muhammad Ramly, 45; Nurul Jannah Idris, 29; Siti Salmiah Ismail, 58; Siti Hajar Ismail, 52; and Mahani Kasim, 55.
They made the guilty plea before Shah Alam High Court Judge Datuk Seri Latifah Mohd Tahar, at a proceeding held at the Kajang Prison Complex today.
The court is currently hearing the defence’s mitigation plea and the prosecution’s submission for a heavier sentence before passing its judgment.
They were previously charged with being members of an organised criminal group under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code, which provides imprisonment of not less than five years and a maximum of 20 years upon conviction.
However, following a representation from all the accused, the Attorney General’s Chambers offered them an alternative charge, with becoming members of GISBH, which is an unlawful organisation.
They are charged with committing the offence at a premises in Bandar Country Homes, Rawang, between October 2020 and Sept 11, 2024.
The charge is framed under Section 43 of the Societies Act 1966 (Act 335) and is punishable with a maximum sentence of three years imprisonment or a fine not exceeding RM5,000 or both, if convicted.
The prosecution is handled by Deputy Public Prosecutors Shafiq Hasim, Mohammad Fakhrurrazi, Ahmad Salim and Norinna Bahadun, while lawyer Datuk Rosli Kamaruddin represented all the accused. — Bernama
